Review of Coldblood - "Indescribable Physiognomy of the Devil"

RIO’S DEATH TRIO

By: Geoff Teach

Since late 2013, I have examined acts, artists, and producers from five out of the six coverable continents (and seriously, if anyone knows of an original metal band from Antarctica, please let me know). However, in all that time, I had yet to come across any bands from South America that were coming out with new music that piqued my interest enough to warrant an article...until now. From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, come the death metal veterans Coldblood with their latest and greatest full-length, Indescribable Physiognomy of the Devil (Satanath Records/Metallic Media); and praise be to The Dark Lord, I can finally plant a pin in a South American country on my map of regions that I have written about.

Following in the footsteps of their Brazilian predecessors Sextrash and Vulcano, Coldblood are fast, fiendish, and diabolically demonic. Indescribable Physiognomy of the Devil is the Rio death trio’s third full-length release that stands out from its modern contemporaries – not for its groundbreaking newness, no – but for its devoted commitment to staying old school. Sharp, grinding rhythms and grating vocals perpetually hailing Satan intermingle with classically distorted guitars and barrel-bottom low end that all coalesce to bring forth ten new death metal offerings that are mercilessly bloodthirsty and savagely stunning.

Some of the more delectable cuts from Coldblood’s Indescribable Physiognomy of the Devil include “Tetragrammaton”, the pointed “Darkness Above the Firmament”, and my personal favorites “Cocoon of Neophyte”, “Sulphur”, and “Metaphysical Evil”, a seven-plus minute sludge-fest of epic proportions. In sum, Indescribable Physiognomy of the Devil by Coldblood is yet another preposterously good album born of the Common Era, year two thousand and sixteen. Indescribable Physiognomy of the Devil is out now, so don’t forget to sample the new music below and order yourself a copy if you like what you hear!

To check out “Cocoon of Neophyte” from Indescribable Physiognomy of the Devil, just press play below!